scholarly journals Pediatric SOFA score for detecting sepsis in children

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aulia ◽  
Silvia Triratna ◽  
Yulia Iriani ◽  
Achirul Bakri ◽  
Indra Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Sofa Score ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Receiver Operating Curve ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Logistic Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Care Working Group ◽  
Life Threatening

Background The pediatric logistic organ dysfunction-2 (PELOD-2) score is recommended by the Indonesian Pediatric Society Emergency and Intensive Care Working Group as an indicator of life-threatening organ dysfunction for sepsis in children. However, The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) recommended the Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in determining life-threatening organ dysfunction, which has not been adjusted for pediatric patients. Objective To assess the accuracy of the pediatric SOFA score in diagnosing sepsis in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Mohammad Hoesin Hospital, Palembang, South Sumatera. Methods The study was conducted in children with organ dysfunction caused by infection admitted in PICU, from April to December 2019. Subjects were included by consecutive sampling, according to the following inclusion criteria: all patients aged 1 month to 18 years who met organ dysfunction and two SIRS criteria, with infection according to the 2005 PSCC criteria. Laboratory tests performed included complete blood count (CBC), blood gas analysis, measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP), liver and kidney function tests. In all patients, pSOFA and PELOD-2 scores were calculated within 24 hours of admission. We compared the accuracy of pSOFA score to PELOD-2 score ≥ 11.   Results Of 108 subjects, there were 59 males and 49 females, with median age 11 (range 1-193) months. We compared the accuracy of pSOFA score to PELOD-2 score ≥ 11 and obtained a sensitivity of 93.3% and a specificity of 79.5%, for pSOFA cut-off score ≥ 8. Pediatric SOFA score cutoff ≥ 8 was determined by receiver operating curve (ROC). The area under the curve (AUC) for pediatric SOFA score was 93.9% (95%CI 89.7 to 98.0%). Conclusion Pediatric SOFA score ≥ 8 is the optimal cut-off for predicting life-threatening organ dysfunction in pediatric sepsis. Multicenter revalidation is needed to find the most optimal cut-off point for general use in Indonesia.

Presepsin - New Marker of Sepsis Romanian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 3008-3013
Author(s):  
Silvia Maria Stoicescu ◽  
Ramona Mohora ◽  
Monica Luminos ◽  
Madalina Maria Merisescu ◽  
Gheorghita Jugulete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Receiver Operating Curve ◽  
Predictive Values

Difficulties in establishing the onset of neonatal sepsis has directed the medical research in recent years to the possibility of identifying early biological markers of diagnosis. Overdiagnosing neonatal sepsis leads to a higher rate and duration in the usage of antibiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which in term leads to a rise in bacterial resistance, antibiotherapy complications, duration of hospitalization and costs.Concomitant analysis of CRP (C Reactive Protein), procalcitonin, complete blood count, presepsin in newborn babies with suspicion of early or late neonatal sepsis. Presepsin sensibility and specificity in diagnosing neonatal sepsis. The study group consists of newborns admitted to Polizu Neonatology Clinic between 15th February- 15th July 2017, with suspected neonatal sepsis. We analyzed: clinical manifestations and biochemical markers values used for diagnosis of sepsis, namely the value of CRP, presepsin and procalcitonin on the onset day of the disease and later, according to evolution. CRP values may be influenced by clinical pathology. Procalcitonin values were mainly influenced by the presence of jaundice. Presepsin is the biochemical marker with the fastest predictive values of positive infection. Presepsin can be a useful tool for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and can guide the antibiotic treatment. Presepsin value is significantly higher in neonatal sepsis compared to healthy newborns (939 vs 368 ng/mL, p [ 0.0001); area under receiver operating curve (AUC) for presepsine was 0.931 (95% confidence interval 0.86-1.0). PSP has a greater sensibility and specificity compared to classical sepsis markers, CRP and PCT respectively (AUC 0.931 vs 0.857 vs 0.819, p [ 0.001). The cut off value for presepsin was established at 538 ng/mLwith a sensibility of 79.5% and a specificity of 87.2 %. The positive predictive value (PPV) is 83.8 % and negative predictive value (NPV) is 83.3%.

scholarly journals Pediatric Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: Analysis by an Untargeted “Shotgun” Lipidomic Approach Reveals Low-Abundance Plasma Phospholipids and Dynamic Recovery over 8-Day Period, a Single-Center Observational Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 774
Author(s):  
Mara L. Leimanis-Laurens ◽  
Karen Ferguson ◽  
Emily Wolfrum ◽  
Brian Boville ◽  
Dominic Sanfilippo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Lipid Profiles ◽  
Critically Ill Children ◽  
P Value ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Logistic Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Lipids are molecules involved in metabolism and inflammation. This study investigates the plasma lipidome for markers of severity and nutritional status in critically ill children. Children with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) (n = 24) are analyzed at three time-points and cross-referenced to sedation controls (n = 4) for a total of N = 28. Eight of the patients with MODS, needed veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) support to survive. Blood plasma lipid profiles are quantified by nano-electrospray (nESI), direct infusion high resolution/accurate mass spectrometry (MS), and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), and compared to nutritional profiles and pediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD) scores. Our results show that PELOD scores were not significantly different between MODS and ECMO cases across time-points (p = 0.66). Lipid profiling provides stratification between sedation controls and all MODS patients for total lysophosphatidylserine (lysoPS) (p-value = 0.004), total phosphatidylserine (PS) (p-value = 0.015), and total ether-linked phosphatidylethanolamine (ether-PE) (p-value = 0.03) after adjusting for sex and age. Nutrition intake over time did not correlate with changes in lipid profiles, as measured by caloric and protein intake. Lipid measurement in the intensive care environment shows dynamic changes over an 8-day pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) course, suggesting novel metabolic indicators for defining critically ill children.

scholarly journals Validation of PELOD-2 score as a predictor of life-threatening organ dysfunction in pediatric sepsis

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 227-32
Author(s):  
Yuyun Romaria Simanjuntak ◽  
Indra Saputra ◽  
Silvia Triratna ◽  
Achirul Bakri ◽  
Yulia Iriani
Keyword(s):  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Youden Index ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Failure Assessment ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Sepsis Definition ◽  
Pediatric Sepsis ◽  
Sepsis And Septic Shock

Background The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) defined sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to immune dysregulation against infection. It recommends the Sequential (sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score to evaluate life-threatening organ dysfunction. But the SOFA tool has not been adjusted for pediatric patients.  The Indonesian Pediatrics Society (IPS) uses the same sepsis definition and recommends using the PELOD-2 score as an indicator of life-threatening organ dysfunction in children.     Objective To evaluate the validity of the PELOD-2 score for predicting life-threatening organ dysfunction in pediatric sepsis. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in children with sepsis who were admitted to the PICU.  Subjects were taken consecutively with inclusion criteria of 1 month-18 years of age, with organ dysfunction, having two or more symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and suspected or proven infection.  PELOD-2 score, with and without lactate result, of each subject were plotted to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, then we determined the most optimal cut off point to predict the life-threathneing organ dysfunction in pediatric sepsis based on the sensitivity and specificity of each score. Results Sixty-six patients were analyzed, with 40 males and 26 females aged 2 to 183 months (median 11 months).  Twenty patients died while in the PICU. A PELOD-2 score (with lactate) cut-off ≥ 7 was determined by ROC curve, with sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 78%. The area under the curve (AUC) of PELOD-2 score (with lactate) was 84.8% (95%CI 74.7 to 95.9%).  A PELOD-2 score (without lactate) ≥ 7  was the most optimum cut off based on its Youden index, it haD 70% of sensitivity and 80% of specificity. Conclusion PELOD-2 score ≥ 7 , with or without lactate component is the optimal cut-off for predicting life-threatening organ dysfunction in pediatric sepsis. 

scholarly journals Severe sepsis criteria, PELOD-2, and pSOFA as predictors of mortality in critically ill children with sepsis

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 318-24
Author(s):  
Anindita Wulandari ◽  
Pudjiastuti Pudjiastuti ◽  
Sri Martuti
Keyword(s):  
Severe Sepsis ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill Children ◽  
Logistic Organ Dysfunction ◽  
High Care ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Physical Examinations

Background Sepsis is one of the main causes of death in infants and children. Currently, it is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction, caused by an inflammatory response of infection. Several organ dysfunction assessment methods are available, but they are not uniformly used. Objective To compare the accuracy of three mortality predictor tools: severe sepsis criteria, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD)-2, and pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA), in critically ill children with sepsis. Methods This prospective cohort study was conducted in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and pediatric high care unit (HCU) of dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Central of Java. All patients who met the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria were included in our study. The exclusion criteria were congenital anomalies of heart or kidney, malignancy, or hematological abnormalities. The data were taken from laboratory and physical examinations by the physicians on duty. The outcome assessed was mortality. Results Of 30 subjects, the mean age was 22.22 (SD 29.36) months; the most common infection source was the respiratory tract, followed by gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system. Most subjects were treated in the PICU and had a mean length of stay of 8.70 (SD 11.91) days. Severe sepsis and PELOD-2 were not significant predictors of death. However, pSOFA score was a statistically significant predictor of mortality, with odds ratio 10.11 (95%CI 1.054 to 97.002; P=0.039). Conclusion Pediatric SOFA (pSOFA) is a better predictor of mortality compared to PELOD-2 and SIRS-severe sepsis. A pSOFA score ≥ 2 increases the risk of mortality by 10.11-fold.

scholarly journals A Modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score for Critical Care Triage

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin K. Grissom ◽  
Samuel M. Brown ◽  
Kathryn G. Kuttler ◽  
Jonathan P. Boltax ◽  
Jason Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment ◽  
Organ Failure ◽  
Sofa Score ◽  
Laboratory Measurement ◽  
Receiver Operating Curve ◽  
Failure Assessment

ABSTRACTObjective: The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score has been recommended for triage during a mass influx of critically ill patients, but it requires laboratory measurement of 4 parameters, which may be impractical with constrained resources. We hypothesized that a modified SOFA (MSOFA) score that requires only 1 laboratory measurement would predict patient outcome as effectively as the SOFA score.Methods: After a retrospective derivation in a prospective observational study in a 24-bed medical, surgical, and trauma intensive care unit, we determined serial SOFA and MSOFA scores on all patients admitted during the 2008 calendar year and compared the ability to predict mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation.Results: A total of 1770 patients (56% male patients) with a 30-day mortality of 10.5% were included in the study. Day 1 SOFA and MSOFA scores performed equally well at predicting mortality with an area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 0.83 (95% confidence interval 0.81-.85) and 0.84 (95% confidence interval 0.82-.85), respectively (P = .33 for comparison). Day 3 SOFA and MSOFA predicted mortality for the 828 patients remaining in the intensive care unit with an AUC of 0.78 and 0.79, respectively. Day 5 scores performed less well at predicting mortality. Day 1 SOFA and MSOFA predicted the need for mechanical ventilation on day 3, with an AUC of 0.83 and 0.82, respectively. Mortality for the highest category of SOFA and MSOFA score (>11 points) was 53% and 58%, respectively.Conclusions: The MSOFA predicts mortality as well as the SOFA and is easier to implement in resource-constrained settings, but using either score as a triage tool would exclude many patients who would otherwise survive.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2010;4:277-284)

scholarly journals Profil Pasien Sakit Kritis yang Dirawat di Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo berdasar Sistem Skoring Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2

Sari Pediatri ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Rismala Dewi ◽  
Fatimatuzzuhroh Fatimatuzzuhroh
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Logistic Organ Dysfunction

Latar belakang. Skor PELOD-2 digunakan untuk mengetahui disfungsi organ pada anak dengan sakit kritis. Hasil skor PELOD-2 tidak selalu berbanding lurus dengan luaran perawatan anak sakit kritis sehingga tidak selalu dapat digunakan sebagai prediktor luaran dan mortalitas anak yang dirawat di PICU.Tujuan. Mengetahui profil dan luaran pasien sakit kritis yang dirawat berdasar skor PELOD-2.Metode. Penelitian dilakukan secara retrospektif dengan mengambil data rekam medis pasien rawat di ruang intensif anak RSUPN Cipto Mangukusumo, sejak Januari sampai Desember 2018. Pengambilan subjek secara total sampling, penilaian dilakukan pada 24 jam pertama perawatan. Hasil. Diperoleh 477 subjek yang memenuhi kriteria. Subjek sebagian besar berjenis kelamin laki-laki (56,4%), berusia <1 tahun (27,9%), dengan bedah sebagai diagnosis awal terbanyak (65%). Sebagian besar pasien memiliki penyakit kronik (70,4%). Angka mortalitas penelitian ini adalah 10,7%. Mayoritas subjek memiliki lama rawat <7 hari (75,5%). Subjek dengan lama rawat >14 hari memiliki median skor PELOD-2 tiga kali lipat dari subjek dengan lama rawat <7 hari. Titik potong luaran mortalitas skor PELOD-2 pada penelitian ini adalah >5, memiliki spesifisitas 84,5% dan sensitifitas 84,3% dengan nilai AUC skor PELOD-2 dari kurva ROC sebesar 93,4% (IK 95% 90,6–96,2).Kesimpulan. Skor PELOD-2 dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi disfungsi organ yang mengancam kehidupan pada anak tanpa imunosupresi dan semakin tinggi skor PELOD-2 akan diikuti dengan peningkatan lama rawat dan mortalitas.

scholarly journals Diagnosing Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerina Denny ◽  
Ross Lindell-Innes ◽  
Aaron Heffernan ◽  
David L. Paterson ◽  
John F Mcnamara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Organ Dysfunction ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Retrospective Diagnosis ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Culture Negative

Abstract Background: Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. In the intensive care unit (ICU), organ dysfunction is common. The challenge lies in determining when organ dysfunction can be attributed to infection. We aimed to retrospectively determine what proportion of patients commenced on antibiotics for presumed sepsis in a mixed ICU had blood-culture positive sepsis, blood-culture negative sepsis, or an aseptic mimic.Methods: One hundred antibiotic naïve ICU patients who were clinically deemed to have an infection were enrolled. Retrospective interpretation of clinical history, biochemical, and microbiological data was performed by three clinicians from the fields of intensive care and infectious disease who aimed to differentiate infective from non-infective insults.Results: There was good interrater reliability amongst clinician assessors using this approach (Krippendorf’s alpha 0.868) for the retrospective diagnosis of infection. In the examined cohort, 35 percent of patients met the criteria of blood culture positivity and an additional 41 percent of patients were assessed as having probable blood culture negative sepsis. Twenty-four percent of patients were retrospectively determined to not have had sepsis.Conclusions: Misdiagnosis of infection as a cause for organ dysfunction in the ICU is common. The false attribution of organ dysfunction to infection in the ICU has significant clinical and research implications, and highlights the need for accurate point-of-care sepsis diagnostic tools.

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